Movable tray for ovens



Un1ted States Patent l 13,550,580

[ 72] Inventor James Lee Wong [56] References Cited 1124 W. 18th St.,Los Angeles, Calif. UNITED STATES PATENTS 90015 1,423,320 7/1922 Haas126/337 1 1 pp 807,829 1,838,552 12/1931 Huenefeld 126/337 1 1 FiledMar-17,1969 1,891,394 12/1932 Otte 126/337 1 1 Patemed 1970 3,266,4848/1966 Carpenter et a1. 126/337 FOREIGN PATENTS 341,247 9/1921 Germany126/337 Primary ExaminerCharles .1. Myhre 54 MOVABLE TRAY FOR OVENS 6Claims, 6 Drawing Figs.

[52] U.S.Cl 126/337 ABSTRACT: The device provides a tray movableforwardly [51] Int. Cl F24c 15/16 and rearwardly relative to an ovengrill positioned in an oven [50] Field of Search 126/337, compartmentfor the purpose of supporting food being baked 339, 340, 41 and todetermine the degree of baking thereof.

PATENTEDHEB29|97B- 3.550.580

INVENTOR. JAMES LEE WONG,-

ATTORNEY -the oven grill, may be readily inspected operating features ofthe tray.

MOVABLE TRAY FOR OVENS BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION AND SUMMARY Theinvention contemplates a tray mounted for movement on oven grillforwardly or rearwardly thereof so that any article on the tray which isbeing cooked can be readily inspected and the degree of cookingascertained.

It is sometimes difficult for the chef or cook to determine the extentof broiling, baking, or cooking of different foods such as pastries,biscuits, roasts or steaks and other meats in the oven of a stove andthe present device has for an object the provision of means wherebyfoods in the oven may be easily brought into position for observationduring a cooking operation.

A further object is the provision of: means for an oven wherebydifferent articles to be baked or booked, usually upon without any rearof BRIEF DESCRIPTION OF THE DRAWING FIG. I is a front perspective viewof a stove having an oven incorporating the invention; 7

FIG. 2 is a plan view of an oven grill with a tray incorporating theinvention secured to'said grill the grill and the tray being on anenlarged scale'from that shown in FIG. 1;

FIG. 3 is a cross-sectional view on an enlarged scale, taken I on theline 3-3 of FIG. 2;

FIG. 4 is a sectional vie'w, -on an enlarged scale, taken on theline4-4ofFlG. 2;

FIG. 5 is a sectional view on an enlarged scale; and, 1

FIG. '6 is a fragmentary, partly sectional view of certain DESCRIPTIONOF PREFERRED EMBODIMENT Referring to the drawing, FIG. 1 shows a stove 1having a broiler or oven compartment 2, said compartment having withinthe same one or more grills 3 which extend between side wall framing 4and5jfor said compartment. In addition, the broiler or over compartmenthas the usual swing door 6 for closing the compartment. As is usualpractice, the grills 3 are carried upon rails, not shown, within thebroiler or oven compartment whereby the grills may be removed therefrom,as desired. These grills usually take the form shown in FIGS. 1 and 2having spaced apart transverse rods 7 secured between lengthwiseparallel rods B and 9. This construction forms a framing and allows theheat of the oven to pass between the rods of the grill. As previouslystated, it is often difficult to inspect foods being cooked within theoven and upon the grill without sliding the food or the containertherefor forwardly for inspection. As this operation imposes a hazard tothe cook, a movable tray 15 is provided for movement on the lateral rods7 of the grill. The tray preferably has a flat bottom 16 and shallow orlow parallel rims 17 at sides of the tray although the rims maycompletely surround the tray if desired. The bottom of the tray ispreferablyperforated as shown at 18 so that the heat of the oven may'pass therethrough without being shielded. The grill 3 has secured belowcertain of the lateral rods 7 an axle 20 carrying spaced apart wheels 21and 22. The diameter of the wheels is such as to raise the tray slightlyabove the top surfaces of the rods 7, as shown, for instance, in

the line 5-5 of FIG. 2, and on of the tray while the grill rods 7 bymeans of rollers support the front of the tray when the tray is in theposition shown in FIG. 2. To control the tray in its movement bothinwardly and outwardly of the oven compartment when positioned on thegrill 3, guide means is provided. The guide means is best shown in FIG.6 and includes a pair of spaced apart tubes 30 and 31 and rods 32 and 33telescopically received within the tubes. The inner end of each tube 30and 31 is secured by welding or by other means to grill member 8 at theinner ends thereof while the outer ends of the rods 32 and 33 areflexibly secured by wire 35, which wire extends through a tube 36secured to the front edge of the tray. The construction includes a smallblock 40 for the outer end of each rod 32 and 33 and the flexible wireis bent at its ends as shown in FIG. 2 at 41 and 42 in crank arm formwith ends of said wire extending transversely through openings in theblocks 40. The front edge of the tray at 45 is provided with an upwardlyextended semicircular handle 46. This handle partly extends across thefront edge of the tray and the handle is provided with perforations 47to relieve outwardly, a pair of chains 50 and 51 are connected to thegrill rod 8 at one end while the opposite end of each chain issecured tothe rear of the tray, as shown in FIGS. 3 and 6,

hooks being utilized for the chains, as shown.

The operation, uses and advantages of the invention are as follows.

The rear of the tray is supported by roller 25 for movement upon lateralrods 7 of the grill as shown in FIGS. 2, 3 and 5, while the front of thetray is supported by the wheels 21 and 22 secured to the grill as shownin FIGS. 3 and 4. Thus the tray normally is held level and substantiallyparallel to the top of the grill and elevated thereabove. By graspingthe handle 46, the tray may be moved forwardly being guided in itsmovement by the means shown in FIG. 6 which means lies adjacent the sideedges of the tray and specifically the flanges 17. The tray has limitedoutward movement governed by the length of the chains 50 and 51. Thusthe tray may be moved from within the oven or broiler compartment aconsiderable distance over the open door 6 to permit inspection of thearticle being cooked which as shown in FIG. 1, is a roast, held in asuitable pan. The tray will not move appreciably out of a horizontalposition or from a position which parallels a grill as tipping movementof the tray downwardly is prevented by the chains 50 and 51, and in themanner shown in FIG. 3. Thus when the tray moves to the forward brokenline position in FIG. 3, the roller 25 will lie closely adjacent thewheels 21 and 22 and the chains 50 and 51 will be extended to fulllength and will prevent further outward movement of the tray. In thepresent instance the food in the pan is practically central of the tray,so no tipping movement of the tray will result. After inspection of thearticle being baked, the tray may be returned within the oven by pushingupon the handle 46. The tray, in addition to supporting various fooditems, may be used as a cooky sheet and for such other uses as may occurto the person utilizing the invention.

Iclaim: g

I. A stove having an oven compartment with a grill within saidcompartment and supported transversely thereof, the improvement whichconsists in providing a tray, a roller support on the bottom of saidtray 'for engagement with the grill and a wheel support carried by thegrill for engagement with the bottom of the tray and whereby the traymay be moved inwardly or outwardly of the oven compartment on saidgrill.

2. The device as set forth in claim 1, and means between the andoutwardly of the oven compartment.

3. The device as set forth in claim 2, and chains attached to the grilland said tray for limiting outward movement of the tray from the ovencompartment.

4. The device as set forth in claim 1, said tray having a per- 6. Thedevice as set forth in claim 2, said guide means comforated flat bottom.prising telescopic tube and rod members, the rod members 5. The deviceas set forth in claim 4, and the forward edge of being connected y meansto the y and the lube members said tray being provided with a perforatedsemicircular hanconnected to the grin dle.

